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George B Carpenter Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

300 N Hamlin Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068 · (847) 318-4370 · Part of Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64

Maine Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about George B Carpenter Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Maine Township kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Maine Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5George B Carpenter Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 N Hamlin Ave, Park Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 173
Grade 275
Grade 374
Grade 474
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
425’20
436’21
438’22
432’23
435’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 10%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about George B Carpenter Elem School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64

The district →
Jefferson School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Niles
154 students18:1
Theodore Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A−
677 students12:1
Eugene Field Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A−
626 students12:1
George Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A
588 students12:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A
535 students13:1
Emerson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Niles
A−
890 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Maine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.